Topic: Rna Viruses

Dr. Popper discusses the nature of viruses, stating that exposure is necessary to reach herd immunity and that 34% of human DNA is viral. she argues that RNA viruses like SARS-CoV-2 mutate too rapidly for vaccines to be effective, citing over 343,000 recorded mutations. She encourages listeners to view the current situation as a ginned-up panic over what is essentially a seasonal flu, noting that memory T cells provide cross-immunity from previous coronavirus exposures.